Tag: federalreserve
Biden gets the blame for U.S. inflation staying higher for longer, but he shouldn’t
U.S. inflation has come down, but not enough for voters to stop complaining about...
Expect this ‘Roaring 2020s’ market to keep stocks up and bring inflation down
Since the start of the 2020s, weâve been comparing the current decade mostly to the 1920s and the 1970s. However, the S&P 500âs...
What investors stashing $6.5 trillion away in cash should do as Fed pushes back on rate-cut expectations
The Federal Reserve’s pushback on expectations for interest-rate cuts over the past two weeks has investors closing watching inflation data and piling more...
Don’t count on a soft landing for the U.S. — or the global economy
Several weeks into 2024, the consensus forecast for the global economy remains cautiously optimistic, with most central banks and analysts projecting either a...
This bond-market reality could crush investors’ hopes for a soft landing
The “junk spread” is...